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CATEGORY: Counseling and Development
Frederic Bemak
Professor of Counseling and Development; Director, Diversity Research and Action Center
Expertise: Cross-cultural counseling, Social justice, Refugee adn immigrant mental health, at-risk youth, post-disaster counseling
Bemak conducts research focused on cross-cultural counseling, social justice, refugee and immigrant mental health, at-risk youth, and post-disaster counseling. His recognition in these areas extends to 30 countries and throughout the United States. He is a former Fulbright Scholar, Kellogg International Fellow, and World Rehabilitation Fund Fellow. He is founder of Counselors Without Borders and received the 2004 O'Hana Social Justice Award by the Counselors for Social Justice, a division of the American Counseling Association.
Media Contact: Catherine Probst, 703-993-8813, cprobst2@gmu.edu
Rita Chi-Ying Chung
Professor of Counseling and Development
Expertise: Race relations, cross-cultural counseling and psychology, Psychosocial adjustment of refugees
Chung conducts national and international research on cross-cultural counseling and psychology. She has conducted studies on culturally responsive mental health services related to immigrants, refugees, interethnic relations, human trafficking, and post-disaster counseling. Her key contributions to the field are evident in her work throughout the United States as well as in Asia, Latin America, and the Pacific Rim. In 2004, Chung was awarded the O'Hana Social Justice Award by the Counselors for Social Justice, a division of the American Counseling Association.
Media Contact: Catherine Probst, 703-993-8813, cprobst2@gmu.edu
Carol Kaffenberger
Associate Professor of Counseling and Development
Expertise: School counseling programs, School reintegration for children with chronic illness
Kaffenberger is an Associate Professor and the Program Coordinator in the in the Counseling and Development Program, College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University.
Kaffenberger’s research interests focus on helping children with chronic illness, the transformation of school counselors, and the effectiveness of school counseling preparation programs. Current research projects include a collaborative study with Mason's College of Nursing of the perceptions of school personnel, healthcare professions and parents of the school reentry experiences of students with cancer.She developed a model for school reintegration for students with chronic illnesses and provided training to practicing school counselors, social workers and public health nurses.
Media Contact: Catherine Probst, 703-993-8813, cprobst2@gmu.edu